Congress sends Obama bill to regulate tobacco (government, voted, senator)
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I'm not happy about it, but whatever. I smoke, it's unhealthy for me, I know this yet I continue to smoke. It's my own fault for doing it & if I want to continue smoking, then I guess I'll have to deal w/all of this.
I'm not happy about it, but whatever. I smoke, it's unhealthy for me, I know this yet I continue to smoke. It's my own fault for doing it & if I want to continue smoking, then I guess I'll have to deal w/all of this.
It's only this these people are grousing about:
The measure puts special emphasis on dissuading some of the 3,500 young people who every day smoke a cigarette for the first time. It prohibits use of candied and flavored cigarettes popular among young people and severely restricts advertisements and promotions targeted toward youth. It bans use of words such as "mild" or "light" that give the impression that the brand is safer. It requires stronger warning labels.
The FDA would also require tobacco companies to reveal the contents of their products and they'd have to seek approval for marketing new products. It gives the FDA power to order changes to ingredients, including tar and nicotine, to protect public health.
You know these people *should* be applauding this because in the long run it'll protect their heroes the tobacco companies against further wrongful death lawsuits.
I'm not happy about it, but whatever. I smoke, it's unhealthy for me, I know this yet I continue to smoke. It's my own fault for doing it & if I want to continue smoking, then I guess I'll have to deal w/all of this.
Oops, there's more. The bastards! Gotta go make our money in China and Russia now!
Under the legislation:
• Cigarette packages will have warning labels that cover 50 percent of the front and rear. The word "warning" must be included in capital letters.
• Any remaining tobacco-related sponsorships of sports and entertainment events will be banned, as will giveaways of non-tobacco items with the purchase of a tobacco product. A federal ban will be imposed on all outdoor tobacco advertising within 1,000 feet of schools and playgrounds.
• Point-of-sale advertising will be limited to adults-only facilities, and remaining vending machines will disappear except in places restricted to adults. Retailers who sell to minors will be subject to federal enforcement and penalties.
• Smokers, particularly the younger crowd, will find they can no longer buy cigarettes sweetened by candy flavors or any herb or spices such as strawberry, grape, orange, clove, cinnamon or vanilla. Cigarettes advertised as "light" or "mild," giving the impression that they aren't as harmful to health, will no longer be found on store shelves.
did any of you happen to read exactly WHAT would be regulated about the tobacco industry?
did its the word regulate that gets me.another govt agency thats going to cost millions in more govt spending. for what the idiots that cant read the warning on a cigerate box. barry can he still smokes it will accomplish nothing but will cost plenty. the gov is after every industry there is. cause they know better how to run them.i
The bill is a win for government and for the tobacco industry.
By reducing nicotine levels, existing smokers will need to purchase more packs to maintain their fix.Tax revenues will increase accordingly.
Quote:
aggressive FDA efforts to reduce nicotine content — the bill prohibits an outright ban on nicotine or cigarettes — could "stimulate as dramatic a change in the product as anything we've seen in the last 50 years."
Of course government is only concerned about the health of it's citizens and increased tax revunue is just an unfortunate consequence of them helping us
Smoker or not, anyone in favor of this bill is a useful idiot.
Oops, there's more. The bastards! Gotta go make our money in China and Russia now!
Under the legislation:
• Cigarette packages will have warning labels that cover 50 percent of the front and rear. The word "warning" must be included in capital letters.
• Any remaining tobacco-related sponsorships of sports and entertainment events will be banned, as will giveaways of non-tobacco items with the purchase of a tobacco product. A federal ban will be imposed on all outdoor tobacco advertising within 1,000 feet of schools and playgrounds.
• Point-of-sale advertising will be limited to adults-only facilities, and remaining vending machines will disappear except in places restricted to adults. Retailers who sell to minors will be subject to federal enforcement and penalties.
• Smokers, particularly the younger crowd, will find they can no longer buy cigarettes sweetened by candy flavors or any herb or spices such as strawberry, grape, orange, clove, cinnamon or vanilla. Cigarettes advertised as "light" or "mild," giving the impression that they aren't as harmful to health, will no longer be found on store shelves.
Kids nowadays must be more demanding because I started smoking when I was 16 & it was straight Winstons, no need for flavored cigarettes for me, no ma'am! And speaking of the vending machines, I honestly don't know of any cigarette vending machines that I see except for in bars, where the cigs are at least $7. a pack now.
You know these people *should* be applauding this because in the long run it'll protect their heroes the tobacco companies against further wrongful death lawsuits.
WASHINGTON – Congress sent legislation to the White House Friday granting the federal government unprecedented authority to regulate and restrict cigarettes, the single largest cause of preventable death.
Congress sends Obama bill to regulate tobacco - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090612/ap_on_go_co/us_fda_tobacco - broken link)
Is alcohol next? It makes sense.
Regulate tobacco and the industry, but, legalize marijauna? hey, sounds like the government wants to get us stoned, not dead. Oh big government, save me from the sliders I am about to consume which block my heart with fat and grease. does this mean no more swisher sweets? oh no.
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Oh big government, save me from the sliders I am about to consume which block my heart with fat and grease.
does this mean no more swisher sweets? oh no.
